After the incident, Princess Ruining kept wondering why both the Gu family and the Lu family were implicated, but it was clear that the Gu family had been targeted in many ways.
It's a fact that the Gu family contributed significantly to the Feiyin project. However, the commercial drafts were used jointly by the Gu and Lu families, and the Gu family provided the papermaking technique for Pearl Xuan paper. No matter how angry one is, the Gu family shouldn't be demoted to such an extent.
Not to mention, the Gu family is now using their entire fortune as collateral to provide relief to the disaster victims.
While it's common for wealthy and powerful people to donate money and goods when the country is in trouble, Gu Jia was clearly forced into this situation. If he hadn't given away his entire fortune, he probably wouldn't have been able to get out of prison unscathed.
Admittedly, the Gu family had no roots in Shuojing, unlike the Lu family which was well-established and powerful. Therefore, it was inevitable that they would suffer more misery when they encountered hardship.
Compared to the lukewarm reprimand the Lu family received, the Gu family's situation was worlds apart, which is something to ponder.
After much thought, she felt that she had burdened the Gu family.
As a woman standing in the imperial court, she naturally attracted a lot of attention, and it was common knowledge that Gu Yaoniang was close to her.
Lu Zhaoan was also close to her, so why the Lu family was almost unaffected was a mystery to Princess Ruining.
Until she heard Prince Qing pinning all the blame on her, it was as if a thunderbolt had struck her, and she connected all the loose ends.
Originally, if it weren't for her, Prince Qing would have been the undisputed heir to the throne. But her father had always favored her, even intending to groom her as his successor. To this end, he went so far as to issue a decree allowing women to enter the court and establish their own households.
For Zhao Yang, it was Zhao Yao who was blocking his path.
Therefore, Zhao Yang had long harbored resentment towards her.
Power and wealth, wealth and power.
Fighting for power requires money.
So when Zhao Yang entered the Ministry of Revenue to observe government affairs, he followed Zhao Yang into the Ministry of Revenue to observe government affairs as well.
Most of the wealth in Shuojing was in the hands of the Lu and Gu families.
Zhao Yang showed goodwill to Gu Yaoniang for the sake of the Gu family; but Gu Yaoniang had no interest in him and rejected him, so he wanted to eliminate the Gu family.
As for the Lu family... they were originally Zhao Yang's maternal family. No matter how good Lu Zhao'an was to him, at worst he could just get rid of Lu Zhao'an; there was no need to take action against the Lu family.
At that time, the Lu family can still belong to Zhao Yang.
Zhao Yang wanted everything Princess Ruining possessed. If he couldn't have it, he wouldn't hesitate to destroy it.
Thinking about it this way, everything becomes clear.
Princess Ruining looked at Gu Yaoniang with some guilt: "It's my fault for dragging you down."
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